Slug-counter.



No. 832,083. 'PATENTED OCT. 2, 1906. w. N. BOWMAN.

SLUG COUNTER.

APPLIGATION TILED NOV. 20, 1903. RENEWED EAR. 26, 1906,

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SLUG COUNTER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 20. 1903. RENEWED MAR. 2a, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed November 20,1903. Renewed March 26, 1906. Serial No.308,033.

'10 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I,WILBUR.N. BOWMAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Pierre, in'the county of Hughes and State of South Dakota,have invented a new and Improved Slug-Counter, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to enable an operator on alinotype-machine when setting up matter in which a plurality of slugsare used to form a single line to determine readily at any time whatslug in the line is being cast. In this class of work it has heretoforebeen a common difficulty with operators to keep in mind the preciseorder of the slug on which they may be working, it being necessary toobserve this order at all times, since different spacing and othermovements are slug and when one slug forms but a part of the whole line.

To this end my invention comprises a counter which is preferably of thegeneral type disclosed in this application and applied to thelinotype-machine in such a position as to operate once for every slugwhich is formed and which may be set for two-slug lines or three-sluglines, or lines made u of any number of slugs, as may be desired thisindicator showing the operator at a glance the position or order of theslug then being formed with respect to the complete line. For example,when a line formed of three slugs is being set the indicator will show 1when the first slug is being cast, 2 when the second slug is being cast,and 3 when the third slug is being cast. Then when a second line isbeing started the indicator will show 1 again and repeat the above-dd,scribed operation. i

This specification is an exact description of .one example of. myinvention, while the Reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification and illustrating, as anexample, the preferred embodiment of my invention, in which drawingssimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my invention in use. Fig. 2 is anenlarged elevation of the counter. Fig. 3 is a sectional l elevation onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the counter orindicator. Fig. 5 is a face view of the dial, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view showing my invention 00- l acting with theassembly-elevator of a cbmmercial linotype machine and illustrating suchother parts of such machine as are concerned with the operation of theassemblyelevator in unison with the slug forming mechanism.

The counter should be operated by a moving part of the commerciallinotypemachine operating in unison with the slug-forming mechanism. Itis essential that the arrangement be such as to give the counter oneoperation for each slug that is formed. As shown in Fig. 1, the counteris arranged to be oper- I ated by the assembly-elevator, (indicated inoutline at A.) Each time that this elevator drops into position toreceive the matrices it imparts a movement to the indicator, and in thismanner the indicator is operated once for each slug that is formed.

In Fig. 6, B indicates the means for moving the line of matrices fromthe assembly-elevator when in raised position over toward the mold-wheeland its appurtenances. C is the guideway or track on which said meansmove. D is a pneumatic device for cushioning the movement of the meansB, and E represents the arm which moves the said means. This arm iscarried on a rock-shaft F, operated in one direction by a spring G andin the other direction by a cam H, acting on an arm I, attached to therock-shaft. The said cam is carried on the drive-shaft or prime mover JThis shaft also carries a mutilated gear K, acting with a gear L todrive a shaft M, and said shaft in turn drives the mold-wheel O by meansof a gear N, meshing with teeth on the periphery of the mold-wheel. Pindicates the pot for supplying the metal to the mold. The operatorthrough the keyboard Q and its appurtenant parts causes the propermatrices to fall into the assembly-elevator when the same is in thelower osition. (Shown in Fig. 6.) When this is ful or when the line iscomplete, the elevator A is raised manually through the medium of thedevices A, and

the matrices are then gathered by the means B and moved over to thefirst e vator (not shown) and from thence to the slug-forming mechanism0 P. This action is brought about by the parts E, G, F, I, and H, inproper time with which operation the mutilated gear imparts movement tothe devices M, N, and O and the slug is formed. It is in this mannerthat the assembly-elevator operates in unison or in a certain order withthe slugforming mechanism that is to say, the as.-

sembly-elevator rises or falls each time a line of matrices is. sentacross to the slug-forming mechanism, and consequently each time that aslug is formed.

The indicator is adapted for adjustment according to the number of slugswhich go to make up the line. For example, in the case of a two-slugline the indicator may be adjusted to show the numbers l, 2, indicatingsuccessively the two slugs constituting the line, and when these havebeen formed the indicator again reads 1, 2, indicating the 'two slugs ofthe next line. If three slugs are to constitute a line, the indicatorupon proper adjustment will read 1, 2, 3 and then repeat, and if fourslugs constitute a line the indicator upon proper adjustment will read1, 2, 3, 4 and then repeat, and so on up to any number of slugs desired.This end I attain by roviding a dial a, as shown in Fig. 5, said diahaving according to the form here illustrated three concentric rows offigures,

the inner row being made u of the numerals l, 2 and repeat, the midd erow being made up of the numerals 1, 2, 3 and repeat, and the outer rowbeing made up of the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4" and repeat. The inner row ofnumerals is utilized when two -slug lines are being formed, the middlerow when three slugs are being formed, and the outer row when four-sluglines are being formed. Said indicator is mounted on a central arbor'b,carried to turn in a suitable framing comprising a front plate 0 and aback plate 0, rigidly 'connected together. This framing may be attachedto the linotype-machine in any desired manner-for example, through themedium of lugs 0 formed on the frame and secured to a convenient portionof the linot pe-machine. A ratchet d is attached to the arbor 1) withinthe frame 0 c and with this ratchet operates an idler-pawl e andadriving-pawl f. Said pawl f is carried on a lever g, fulcrumed in theframe 0 c and carrying a spring 9, which serves to press the pawlagainst the ratchet during the operation of the former. h indicates aspring for holding the lever g in the position shown in Fig. 2. Saidspring h, as here shown, is attached to the lever g and to a projectionc from the frame of the indicator. The lever g is arran ed in the ath ofthe assembler elevator, as s own in F 1g. 1, and when said elevator isdown to receive the matrices it throws the lever into the position shownin Figs. 1 and 3.

When the elevator rises, the spring it moves.

the lever to the position shown in Fig. 2, and in this manner a partialrevolution is given to the parts I), d, and a. The front plate 0 has acircular main portion carr ing the dial a,

andsaid circular portion of t efront plate a is formed with a radialslot therein, over which slot lies a shutter-plate 43, having an"opening i of a size sufficient to expose only one ofthe numerals on thedisk or dial a.

Said shutter is adjustable radially on the circular portion of the platea and is held in guides is, attached thereto. Now it will be seen thatby adjusting the shutter the orifice '1', thereof may be placed over anyone of the three circular sets of figures on the dial a. The-shuttertherefore constitutes a means for covering 01' blanking two of the setsof numbers and for pointing out or directing attention to the other orremaining set of numbers. According to the adjustment shown in Fig. 2the shutter is adjusted to expose the middle line, which is adapted foruse when setting three-slug lines. time that the assembler-elevatorrises the dial is operated, and if the operator starts with the numeral1 in the middle line he is Each enabled to tell by a mere lance at theindicator just what slug in the ine is being formed. When the length ofthe line, and consequently the number of slugs to the line,is chan ed,the adjustment of the shutter should be c an ed correspondingly. It willthus be seen tiat after the indicator is once adjusted-the operator needonly glance at the indicator to determine just what is the position ofthe slug in the line which he is setting.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of myinvention may be resorted to at will without departin from thespirit-and scope thereof. Hence consider myself entitled to all suchvariations as may lie within the intent of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent.

4 1. An indicator-dial having two sets of numbers thereon, each setcomprising two identical groups of progressing numbers arranged one insuccession ofthe other, and the groups of one set of numbers each havingmore elements than the groups of the other set.

2. The combination with a linotype-machine, of an indicator having apart arranged in the path of a part of the linotype-machine, whereby tooperate the indicator each time that a slug is formedby thelinotype-machine, the indicator comprising a device hav-' ing aplurality of sets of characters, each set having identical groups ofcharactersarranged one in immediate succession of the other, and thegroups of one set of characters being non-identical with, the groups ofthe other set or sets, and adjustable means for blanking one or more ofsaid sets of characters, for the purpose specified.

3. An indicator having two sets of numbers, each set comprising twoidentical groups of progressive numbers arranged one in succession ofthe other, and the groups of one set of numbers each having more ele-'ments than the groups of the other set. a

4. An indicator having two sets of numbers, each set comprising twoidentical groups of progressive numbers arranged one in succession ofthe other and the groups of one set of numbers each having more elementsthan the groups of the. other set, and an adjustable means for blankingeither set of numbers.

5. An indicator having two sets of characters, each set having identicalgroups of characters arranged one group in succession of the other andthe groups of one set of characters being non-identical with the groupsof the other set of characters.

6. An indicator having two sets of charac ters, each set havingidentical groups of characters arranged one group in succession of theother and the groups of one set of characters being non-identical withthe groups of the other set of characters, and an adjustable meansblanking either of said sets of characters.

7. An indicator, comprising a dial having two sets of characters, eachset having identical groups of'characters, one in immediate successionof the other and the groups of one set being non-identical with thegroups of the other set, and an adjustable means for blank ing eitherset of characters at will.

8. The combination with apart of a linotype machine operating in unisonwith the slug-forming mechanism, of an indicator having a part arrangedin the path of said part of the linotype-machine whereby to operate theindicator each time that a slug is formed by the linotype-machine, saidindicator includ ing an indicating member bearing a set of characterscomposed of identical groups arranged one group in succession of theother.

9. The combination with a part of a linotype-machine operating in unisonwith the slug-forming mechanism, of an indicator having a part arrangedin the path of said part of the linotype-machine whereby to operate theindicator each time that a slug is formed b the linotype-machine, saidindicator inclu ing an indicating device having two sets of characterseach set having identical groups of characters arranged one insuccessionof the other, and the groups of one set of characters beingnon-identical with the groups of the other set of characters, and anadjustable means for blanking either of said sets of characters.

10. The combination with a part of a linotypemachine operating in unisonwith a slugforming mechanism, of an indicator having a part arranged inthe path of said part of the linotype-machine whereby to operate theindicator each time that a slug is formed by the linotype-machine, saidindicator including an indicating member bearing a set of characterscomposed of groups arranged one group in succession of the other.

11. The combination with a part of alinotype-machine operating in unisonwith a slugforming mechanism, of an indicator having a part arranged inthe path of said part of the linotype-machine to operate the indicatoreach time that a slug is formed by the linotype-machine, said indicatorincluding an indicating device having two sets of characters arrangedone in succession of the other, and the groups of one set of charactersbeing nonidentical with the groups of the other sets of characters, andan adjustable means for directing attention to any one of said sets ofcharacters.

12. An indicator having two sets of characters, each set havingidentical groups of characters arranged one group in succession of theother, and the groups of one set of characters being non-identical withthe groups of the other sets of characters, and an adjust able means fordirecting attention to either one of said sets of characters.

13. An indicator having two sets of numbers, each .set comprising twoidentical groups of progressive numbers arranged one in succession ofthe other, and the groups of one set of numbers having more elementsthan the groups of the other set, and an adjustable means for directingattention to either one of said sets of numbers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILBUR N. BOWMAN.

Witnesses:

O. H. RUNYAN, M. M. MOINTYRE.

